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From: BillGill <tonisdad215@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Electric vehicle battery fires, what to know and how to react
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 08:32:29 -0500
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On 8/25/2024 6:42 AM, Jan Panteltje wrote:
> On a sunny day (Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:54:36 +0100) it happened
> liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote in
> <1qyubga.1kavnyx1f0m91cN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid>:
> 
>> Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Electric vehicle battery fires - what to know and how to react
>>> It's very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire.
>>>
>>> https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/electric-vehicle-battery-fires-what-t
>>> o-know-and-how-to-react/
>>>
>>> Good to know how to react when you electric car is on fire...
>>
>> So sales of fire extinguishers will plummet as there is no point in
>> carrying one.
> 
> I do not even have one, but to get out of the upstairs bedroom here I have a rope ready...
> Downstairs a 250 Ah lipo battery pack, those are supposed to not ignite
> I have no 'lectric' car (yet?)
> My bike will be OK...
> Lots of Lipo batteries around the house, drone, radios, all sorts of stuff.
> 
> Storms here, maybe I should get a wind powered generator
> may need a building permit ....
> Solar panels I have, some flexible ones too for on a boat.
> I have never had a phone on fire....

Recently I saw a video of a dog chewing on a battery pack.
He was very startled when it caught fire and set the rug on
fire.

So don't let your devices lie around when your pets can
reach them.

Bill